We report preliminary results for a low-mass stellar and
substellar companion search program using the Near Infrared
and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS). The NICMOS Camera 2
coronagraph was used to search in a region approximately
0.4\arcsec-4\arcsec from the target stars. Targets were
selected to take advantage of the onboard acquisition
software and were observed with single orbit visits. Seven
IR-excess stars were observed: HD10476, HD218396, HD48682,
HD155826, HD68456, HD87696, HD84117.

Support for this work was provided by NASA through grant
number G0-07835.03-96A from the Space Telescope Science
Institute (STScI).

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